Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-31
TIE INTERSTATE COMMISSIONS.
Thomas N. Cooley, william Il. Morrison, Augns
tss shoemaker, Aldace " Walker, and Will.
lam T.. Bragg, the Men.

Thomas N. Cooley, william Il. Morrison, Angus
tas shoemaker, Aldace n, Walker, and WILL
lam &. Bragg, the Men.
After repeated efforts the president has
at last secured an interstate commission,
somewhat to bis liking. but not What he at
first expected to maker up. 1t was announced
as follows:
Thomas NJ. Cooley OF Michigan for the
term OF six years; William K. Morrison,
Illinois, five years; Augustus Schoonmaker,
| New York, fou years; Adlace +. Walker,
Vermont, three years; Walter l.. Bragg,
Alabama, two years.
The fact that Mr.. Cooley's name heads
the list does not necessarily indicate thai
he will be chairman OF the commission as
it must elect its own chairman.
August Schoonmaker OF kingstown, \.
Y. WAS born in Rochester, that state, in
March 1928. He studied law and has
practised il ever since. From 1851 to
to 1870 he was a member of school boards
and n county judge. In 1879 he was elect
cd to the state senate rs a Democrat.
In 1877 he WAS elected attorney general,
succeeding Mr.. Fairchild. In 1876 he
was presented by the anti Tammany
delegation from New York in the Demo
cratic state convention as their candidate
for governor, and was a delegate to the
Democratic national convention in 1876
and 1880, and also to the Chicago conven-
ton in 1884.
Thomas NJ. Cooley was born at Atti-
ca. New York, in 1924. and removed to
Michigan in 1S43, where he has since
resided. In 1857 he was elected com
piler OF the state laws, and in 1858
he was chosen reporter OF the supreme
court. In 1859 he was appointed com
missioner to organize the law department
OF the University OF Michiagn, aud he has
ever since been connected with 1T. He
served three terms in the supreme court.
He is the author of numerous standard
legal works, and holds high rank as a jur-
list. He was appointed last December by
Judge Gresham as receiver OF the Wabasha
railroad.
Walter L.. Bragg was born in Alabama
in 1888. He is a graduate OF Harvard uni
versity and Cambridge law school. At the
close of the war be settled in Alabama,
and was FOR some years the law partner
OF Gen, Morgan. He is n leading Democrat
in that state and has served as national
delegate, presidential elector and member
of the Democratic National committee.
In 1881 he was made president OF the Ala
bama state railroad commission, and
served in that position four years.
A. +. Walker is about forty-four years
old and is a Republican in politics. He
studied law with senator Edmunds, who
urged his appointment. He served rs a
colonel in the Union army, and since the
war has practiced law at Rutland. In the
Vermont senate he has taken a leading
part in framing legislation to solve the
railway problem, and has given much
study to the question.
Col. Morrison was born in Monroe coun-
ty, Ill.,, Sept. Ia. 1925. He was educated
in the common schools and at McKendree
college, ILL.,, and is a lawyer by profession.
lie was four terms q member and one term
speaker of the Illinois house OF representa-
tiyes and served in the thirty. eighth and
the last seven congresses. He was a can
didate for re election for the fftieth con-
gress. but defeated by job Baker, Re
publican. He has also a good army rec
ord.